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Re: 5,000 year old nativity scene found in Egypt

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I actually only posted this as a diversion from an ugly thread, on the board

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@Elvita wrote:

Were the Egyptians looking for a Messiah, too? 


Yes, this makes no sense to me either. . . 

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@Desertdi wrote:

Since this is only 2016...........WHOSE "nativity"    ????????


When you find something that's reportedly 5,000 years old depicting an event that took place a bit over two thousand years ago, either the dating is wrong, or the interpretation of what was found is wrong. In this case I would say that was a very, very liberal interpretation of the artwork.


While I can understand the desire of many people to dismiss this as mistakeninterpretation ormistaken dating, there is a problem with that.  You are making them conclusion and then looking for away to explain it because it interferes with your preconceived notiongs.  That is not how science works.  That is nothow history works.

 

The likely explanation here isthat this simply depicts a common mythological story in the region.  While I am not making any claims about Jesus and do not with to turn thisinto a religious discussion, many of the teachings in Christian scriptures aboutthe birth of Jesus are the same as those surrounding other mythologies which predate Jesus -- including Horus, Buddha, Osiris, and Mithra (to name a few).

 

While simply dismissing these other mythologies in favorof ones own may help you sleepbetter at night, it is intellectually dishonest. 

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Re: 5,000 year old nativity scene found in Egypt

When I view the photo, I  thought it was a fertility carving/marker.  So many civilizations and cultures had fertility objects, art, markers, etc. 

 

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@cherry, I would love to know the name of the magazine.

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Re: 5,000 year old nativity scene found in Egypt

@goldensrbest  it's Biblical Archeology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thank you, and glad you started this thread.

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@cherry wrote:

@goldensrbest  it's Biblical Archeology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


There are petroglyphs and pictographs all over the world,  including millions in America.   We have Petroglyphs National Monument right here on the edge of Albuquerque. What does  Biblical Archeology have to say about the figures in them? 

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Re: 5,000 year old nativity scene found in Egypt

Jesus was born 2000+ years ago not 5000 years ago. There is a lack of logic there.

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@cherry wrote:

@goldensrbest  it's Biblical Archeology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


There are petroglyphs and pictographs all over the world,  including millions in America.   We have Petroglyphs National Monument right here on the edge of Albuquerque. What does  Biblical Archeology have to say about the figures in them? 


They are confined to articats in the Middle East , I think